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Photography by Edward C. Robison III
Trinity
Photography by Edward C. Robison III

Trinity

Artist (1903 - 1974)
Date1962
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions80 x 185 in. (203.2 x 469.9 cm)
ClassificationsPainting
Credit LineCrystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, Arkansas, 2011.23
Signedverso: [signed, titled and dated 1962]
Accession number 2011.23
On View
On view
Provenance(Sidney Janis Gallery, New York, NY); purchased by W. Hawkins Ferry [1913-1988], Detroit, MI, 1962; to Estate of W. Hawkins Ferry, Detroit, MI, 1988; by bequest to Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit, MI, 1988; to (Sotheby's, Inc., New York, NY), May 10, 2011, sale N08744, lot 35; purchased by Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, AR, 2011
Label TextAlthough Trinity is part of Adolph Gottlieb’s Imaginary Landscapes series, the artist never consciously thought of nature when he painted. He was instead interested in the psychological effects of color and form. In the lower part of Trinity, he applied paint thinned with turpentine to achieve a transparent stain-like effect. These translucent, interwoven strokes add more depth to the composition and create a contrast to the opaque, flat circles above, stressing the intensity of their color.

Si bien Trinidad forma parte de la serie Paisajes imaginarios, Adolph Gottlieb nunca pensó en la naturaleza de manera consciente mientras pintaba. Se interesó, en cambio, en los efectos psicológicos del color y la forma. En la parte inferior de Trinidad, aplicó la pintura diluida con aguarrás para lograr un efecto transparente, similar al de una mancha. Estas pinceladas translúcidas y superpuestas otorgan más profundidad de la composición y crean un contraste con los círculos opacos y planos que hay arriba, poniendo de relieve la intensidad de su color.